The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance
Welcome to The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance—a podcast where ancient practices meet ambitious goals to help you operate with strength, clarity, and grounded intention.
I'm your host, Sweta Vikram — Ayurvedic doctor, award-winning author, trauma-informed yoga teacher, mindfulness coach, corporate wellness speaker, adjunct professor, and lifelong student of what it really means to lead with clarity, purpose, and peace.
This podcast explores how burnout, chronic stress, and misaligned energy are silently eroding your leadership & career potential. Learn how ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, modern wellness strategies, and emotional intelligence can help you reclaim clarity, purpose, team success, and health.
Each episode blends storytelling, practical tips, & interviews with wellness leaders, Ayurvedic practitioners, and C-suite executives. Gain the actionable tools you’ve been searching for to manage stress, enhance resilience, and lead from a place of balance.
If you’re a high-performing professional, founder, team leader, or heart-centered entrepreneur who's tired of the burnout-and-breakdown cycle… you’re in the right place. Because here’s the truth: your wellness is your leadership. Let's dive in.
The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance
Episode 19: Leading through Transition--Menopause, Trauma & the Regulated Leader
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🎙️Podcast Description
In this episode of The Grounded Leader, we explore how menopause intersects with trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system regulation—and why this transition can feel particularly intense for high-achieving women.
Joined by mindfulness-based cognitive therapist, acupuncturist, and trauma-informed consultant Mita Mistry, we unpack how unprocessed stress and trauma can be stored in the body and why menopause often becomes the moment when the body demands a different way of leading—one rooted in regulation rather than resilience-at-all-costs. Mita is also the author of globally read books <see bio>.
🎧 Listener Takeaways
• Menopause is more than hormonal—it’s neurological. Symptoms like anxiety, sleep disruption, and brain fog often reflect a nervous system that has been under chronic stress.
• Many high-achieving women aren’t losing their edge. Their bodies are signaling a shift from endurance to regulation.
• Menopause can be a leadership transition, inviting women to lead with greater clarity, boundaries, and embodied authority.
✨ Your body isn’t betraying you—it’s asking you to lead differently.
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After you listen, I’d love to hear from you: What part of this conversation resonated most with your experience of midlife or leadership?
💌 Leave a comment or send me a message—these conversations help shift how we think about menopause and women’s leadership.
✨BIO
Mita Mistry is an award-winning healthcare leader, therapist, and author and columnist with over 20 years of experience in mental health and wellbeing. A specialist in trauma-informed care, she is a prominent advocate for inclusive healthcare and the creator of "The Power of Mindfulness," a not-for-profit initiative making mental health tools accessible to all.
Mita is the author of globally read books, All You Need is Rest, How to Understand and Deal with Social Anxiety, and The Social Anxiety Workbook. Beyond her clinical practice, she is a sought-after consultant and trainer, delivering specialised workshops to schools, charities, hospital doctors, and corporate leadership teams.
As the host of the Amazon-recommended podcast Healing Place and a frequent contributor to BBC Radio, Mita provides expert insight to a global audience, helping individuals navigate complex challenges ranging from trauma and anxiety to physical health issues.
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